About 4,300 State white-collar employees of Hanoi will be laid off next year, according to a decision by the Ha Noi’s People’s Council. Following the move, the city will have a total of 153,875 white-collar workers.

 The National Assembly’s Party committee on December 25 conduct the vote of confidence on its 57 members.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The decision to cancel the vote of confidence to the positions elected or approved by the National Assembly or the People’s Council in May 2014 derived from the Politburo’s opinion in a statement issued in late 2013.

The Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the chief of the Department of Planning and Investment received the lowest votes of confidence. The Chair of the People’s Council and the police chief had the highest rates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the upcoming meeting of the HCM City People's Council, the vote of confidence will be held for 16 officials who are elected by the People’s Council, with the three levels of confidence: high trust, low trust and trust.

 476 National Assembly (NA) deputies have adopted the list of 47 people eligible for votes of confidence.

VietNamNet Bridge - At the upcoming meeting, the Hanoi People’s Council will consider seven petitions on the vote of confidence and organize the vote of confidence for the positions elected by the People’s Council.

VietNamNet Bridge – In June, the National Assembly will hold the vote of confidence for 49 senior officials. The session will also spend adequate time to review the personal work.

On January 16, the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed on the resolution guiding the implementation of the vote of confidence on the titles elected or ratified by the National Assembly and the People’s Council.

VietNamNet Bridge – On January 8, the Hanoi Party Committee held the vote of confidence on 20 key leaders of the city. The result is "no one is being judged too weak."

VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly Nguyen Hanh Phuc said the NA will allocate half a day for the first-ever vote of confidence for high-ranking officials in the 5th NA session in May 2013.